The next day Alyssa and I worked while my parents visited the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Fun fact: when my great-grandpa Olaf came over from Norway through Ellis Island, his last name was Toftenhoven which was later shortened despite the melodic sound of Olaf Toftenhoven. The best part of this post is that if anyone ever googles Olaf Toftenhoven, I guarantee this blog will be the only result. On that note, welcome to the blog relatives from Norway!
After work, my parents met up with us and we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. Below is a picture of the descendants of the aforementioned Toftenhoven.
After a very cold start to the week where the temperature fell to the 40s and my mom, due to our lack of blankets, resorted to covering up with towels to stay warm, we decided to defrost with a trip to sunny Central Park. Below is a view of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis reservoir, not far from our apartment.
We continued to explore Central Park and spent some time admiring the boaters.
Alyssa found the best deal in the park - $4 Stellas on the back patio of the Boathouse! Sure, your view is of the garbage cans and not the pond but after a few beers, who can tell the difference?
We took the picture below to prove to ourselves this was not an illusion due to heat exhaustion. In the middle of Central Park, there was some sort of roller skate dancing club and this guy must have been the president of the club. His pants were literally made of sewn together bath towels and for some reason, he tried to stack as many water bottles on his head as possible while roller skate dancing. I think my uncle was right when he said to me the other day, "If you don't see it in New York, you won't see it."
Recognize the name on the paper below? All visitors need a healthy meal at Shake Shack and my parents were no exception. Ask anyone, it's worth the trip out here.
More fun to come...
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